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Jobs in Greece’s tourism and travel sector will reach one million in 2019, the World Travel and Tourist Council said following a study. The tourism and travel sector in Greece grew by 6.9% in 2018 – at a rate 3.5 times higher than the growth rate of national economy at …
Read More »Attica Bank president Roumeliotis resigns
Attica Bank President Panagiotis Roumeliotis tendered his resignation on Wednesday afternoon, in a widely expected move, given that a board of directors meeting is scheduled for Thursday morning to accept the resignation. Roumeliotis, who as president of the non-systemic Athens-based bank attracted his share of criticism, including by the country’s …
Read More »Free entrance to Acropolis Museum on national holiday March 25
Entrance to the Acropolis Museum will be free of charge for all visitors from 09:00 until 18:00 on March 25, a national holiday that commemorates the start of the Greek Revolution against Ottoman rule in 1821. Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in tours of the Museum’s galleries that …
Read More »EU Parliament calls for freeze on Turkey’s membership talks
The European Union should formally suspend Turkey’s negotiations to join the bloc, EU lawmakers said on Wednesday in a symbolic rebuke of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who Western governments accuse of widespread abuses of human rights. “Sitting in a cell for 17 months without knowing what you are being accused …
Read More »Changes of Greece’s Penal Code trigger outrage
Government plans to change the Penal Code have triggered an outrage for a series of proposed penalties set to be lowered.penalties proposed. The storm of protests came not only from conservative New Democracy and communist party KKE but but also from the youth branch of ruling party SYRIZA as well …
Read More »Crete: Mother, 2 children pulled out car plunged in 80-meter deep cliff
A mother and her two children aged 9 and 10, were pulled out of a car that fell off a cliff in the region of Rethymon Prefecture, Crete, on Tuesday. A woman was reportedly driving between Sisses and Aloides, when she lost control of the car that plunged into an …
Read More »Ferry services resume after winds in open seas weaken
Ferry services around Greece resumed normal operation after strong winds started to abate on Wednesday. Ships were banned from sailing on Wednesday morning due to powerful winds reaching up to 9 and even 10 Beaufort. The Aghia Marina-Nea Styra and Kavala-Prinos ferry links were not running still at 2 p.m. …
Read More »Greece suspends flights of Boeing 737 Max following EASA decision
All flights of Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 are suspended in Greek airports after the decision of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA decided to suspend all flights of the two above models in the European airspace, following the crash of the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft short after its …
Read More »Spectacular temperature drop of up to 19°C in Northern Greece
A spectacular temperature drop from up to 19 degrees Celsius has been recorded in northern Greece, and specifically in West Macedonia in the last 24 hours. While temperature reached 20.6°C on Monday noon, the thermometer showed 1.9°C at 13:30 Tuesday noon. Three hours later, strong winds started to blow and …
Read More »EU Court denies Varoufakis access to ECB decision that led to capital controls
The European Union’s top General Court denied access to a European Central Bank (ECB) document which underpinned its decision to freeze vital funding to Greek banks in 2015, that resulted in forcing Athens to impose capital controls. Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and German left-wing parliamentarian Fabio De Masi(Die …
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